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New Year's Duathlon - DuathlonStandard

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Granite Bay, California
United States
TBF Racing
38F / 3C
Sunny

Total Time = 1h 03m
Overall Rank = /
Age Group = 40-44
Age Group Rank = 0/

Pre-race routine:

Slept well and got up at 6:15. Powered down a banana, power bar bites, and started my gatorlyte intake. Thermometer on the car indicated ICE so it's was a chilly warm up.

Event warmup:

Checked in and found a great transition location on an isle pointed toward the bike start and close to the 2nd run start. Continued to drink, stay warm, and waited in line for the hopper.
First wave was for the sub-8 min crowd so I started in the front of the second wave for the 9 min plus group.

Run

17m 13s
2 miles
08m 37s min/mile

Comments:

Good run, only passed by a few faster runners and pasted a lot of slower runners from the 1st wave.

What would you do differently?:

Start at the back of the 1st wave because passing on a single track is challenging.

Transition 1

Comments:

Fast transition bike shoes...mount line was clear and passed many on the transition hill.

What would you do differently?:

Take in more water during transition.

Bike

24m
7 miles
17.50 mile/hr

What would you do differently?:

Finished a bit harder.

Transition 2

Comments:

All was good except for the cramp in my left calf that happened while putting on my shoe.

What would you do differently?:

Figure out a better anti-cramp hydration/nutrition plan.

Run

20m
2 miles
10m min/mile

Comments:

Need to do more Brinks as my legs took a while to get moving out of T2.

Post race

Warm down:

Felt great and family was at the finish. Took in some recovery drink as food at the end of events is never appealing.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Calf cramp in T2...

Event comments:

No timing or numbers but can't expect much as a free event for charity. TBF did a nice job of organizing it and there were plenty of volunteers helping and cheering.

Last updated: 2012-01-04 12:00 AM

Running
00:17:13 \| 02 miles \| 08m 37s min/mile
Age Group:	0/
Overall:	0/
Performance:	Average
First mi was a bit too fast at 8:03 but settled in after passing some slower runners from the first group.
Course:	Gravel, paved, and single track with 3 pretty steep but short climbs.
Keeping cool	Good	Drinking	Not enough

T1
Time:	01:00
Overall:	Average
Run with bike?		Average
Jump on bike?		Average
Getting up to speed and into shoes:			Average

Biking
00:24:00 \| 07 miles \| 17.50 mile/hr
Age Group:	0/
Overall:	0/
Performance:	Average
Could have taken it a bit faster
Wind:	Some
Course:	Rolling hills with a few steep but short climbs followed by sharp corners. Fairly technical for my TT bike. Passed countless Mtn bikers who were hugging the yellow line despite being passed at a rapid rate.
Road:	Rough Dry	Cadence:
Turns:	Good	Cornering:	Good
Gear changes:	Average	Hills:	Average
Race pace:	Comfortable	Drinks:	Not enough

T2
Time:	01:00
Overall:	Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes		Below average
Jumping off bike		Average
Running with bike		Below average
Racking bike		Good
Shoe and helmet removal		Good

Running
00:20:00 \| 02 miles \| 10m min/mile
Age Group:	0/
Overall:	0/
Performance:	Average
Course:	Same
Keeping cool	Good	Drinking	Not enough

Post race
Weight change:	%
Overall:	Average
Mental exertion [1-5]	3
Physical exertion [1-5]	3
Good race?	Ok

Evaluation
Course challenge	Just right
Organized?	Yes
Events on-time?	Yes
Lots of volunteers?	Yes
Plenty of drinks?	Yes
Post race activities:	Below average
Race evaluation [1-5]	3